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Women playing Congkak. Indonesia. 1836.
Women playing Congkak. Indonesia. 1836.
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Women playing Congkak. Timor island. Indonesia. 1836.

Print of steel engraving titled Femmes jouant au Tchonka“.

Author Danvin.

Engraved by Peronan.

From the Oceanie ou cinquieme partie du monde. Revue geographique et ethnographique de la Malaisie, de la Micronesie, de la Polynesie et de la Melanesie“. Firmin Didot Freres, Paris. 1836.

Congkak (or Congkak is a mancala game of Malay origin played in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Southern Thailand.Close variants are Dakon or Dhakon (Java), Sungka (Philippines), Chongka' (Marianas), Jogklak (interior of Java); Dentuman Lamban (Lampung), Mokaotan, Maggaleceng, Aggalacang or Nogarata (Celebes), Chonka (Sri Lanka) and Naranj (Maldives).Congkak, which is often considered a game for girls, has simple rules that allow the boards to have different numbers of holes. Congkak boards are often made of teak or mahogany wood are often elaborately carved into various shapes such as naga or birds.

Approx. image size 14, 4 x 9, 1/20, 4 x 12, 2 cm.
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Condition: good.
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Women playing Congkak. Indonesia. 1836.

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